Torrential rain lashed different parts of West Bengal bringing down day’s temperature while the weatherman forecast more downpour in the next two days.
The Himalayan town of Darjeeling received the State’s highest rainfall of 63.4 mm since yesterday, while in Kolkata the rainfall amounted to 31.7 mm, the Met department said.
Heavy morning downpour in the metropolis brought down the day’s highest temperature to 27.1 degrees C, seven degrees below normal and more than 13 degrees lower than that experienced on Saturday when the highest temperature in the city reached 40.2 degrees.
Overcast sky
An overcast sky throughout the day brought some respite to the denizens of the city, where high day and night temperatures coupled with high humidity had made life miserable.
Day temperatures in other parts of the State also remained below normal due to overnight rains or morning showers.
The temperatures at Asansol, Bankura, Burdwan and Sriniketan stood at 34.6 deg C, 33.1 deg C, 33.0 deg C and 30.7 deg C, respectively.
In sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar recorded the day’s highest temperatures at 30.4 deg C and 30.5 deg C, respectively.
With the monsoon missing its date with the State, Odisha continued to reel under heat and humidity with Bolangir and Sambalpur touching 42 degrees Celsius.
Though the IMD had earlier predicted that the Monsoon would arrive in the State during second week of June, the next date was possibly on June 16. “We expect the monsoon to arrive in the State on June 16,” IMD regional director S. C. Sahu told reporters here.
Above 40 deg C
At least six places in the western region of the State recorded temperature above 40 degrees C while the people had a tough time due to high rate of humidity in the coastal districts, IMD sources said, adding that the situation would continue till the arrival of Monsoon.
The places which recorded temperature above 40 degrees C were: Sambalpur and Bolangir (42 each), Hirakud (41.7), Sonepur (41.6), Jharsuguda (40.8) and Talcher (40.4).
Though temperature fell in most parts of the coastal belt, high level of humidity made life uncomfortable.
In the capital city of Bhubaneswar, the temperature stood at 39.7 degrees Celsius, while relative humidity remained as high as 87 per cent. The temperature in Cuttack was 38.8 degrees Celsius while it was 38.8 degrees C in Cuttack. - PTI
